text_original: When their courage failed at the critical moment, Theodoric himself struck down j THE RISE OF THEODORIC 23 the king with one tremendous stroke, shouting, as he smote, " This is what you did to my friends ". Thus, by one foul deed, Theodoric rid himself of his last rival, and stood the unchallenged master of the Italy that he had won. After the long strife of contend  ing chiefs the possibility of a new Empire in the West seemed to have returned.
text_transcription: WHEN THEIR COURAGE FAILED AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT THEODORIC HIMSELF STRUCK DOWN THE KING WITH ONE TREMENDOUS STROKE SHOUTING AS HE SMOTE THIS IS WHAT YOU DID TO MY FRIENDS THUS BY ONE FOUL DEED THEODORIC RID HIMSELF OF HIS LAST RIVAL AND STOOD THE UNCHALLENGED MASTER OF THE ITALY THAT HE HAD WON AFTER THE LONG STRIFE OF CONTENDING CHIEFS THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW EMPIRE IN THE WEST SEEMED TO HAVE RETURNED
phonemes: wˌɛn ðɛɹ kˈɜːɹɪdʒ fˈeɪld æt ðə kɹˈɪɾɪkəl mˈoʊmənt, θiːədˈɔːɹɪk hɪmsˈɛlf stɹˈʌk dˌaʊn dʒˈeɪ ðə ɹˈaɪz ʌv θiːədˈɔːɹɪk twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ðə kˈɪŋ wɪð wˈʌn tɹəmˈɛndəs stɹˈoʊk, ʃˈaʊɾɪŋ, æz hiː smˈoʊt, " ðɪs ɪz wʌt juː dˈɪd tə maɪ fɹˈɛndz ". ðˈʌs, baɪ wˈʌn fˈaʊl dˈiːd, θiːədˈɔːɹɪk ɹˈɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ʌv hɪz lˈæst ɹˈaɪvəl, ænd stˈʊd ðɪ ʌntʃˈælɪndʒd mˈæstɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɪɾəli ðæt hiː hæd wˈʌn. ˈæftɚ ðə lˈɔŋ stɹˈaɪf ʌv kəntˈɛnd ˈɪŋ tʃˈiːfs ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi əvə nˈuː ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɛst sˈiːmd tə hæv ɹᵻtˈɜːnd.